I agree, look as wide as you are willing to.. But if a local dealer is cool and is offering good prices you can always ask if they can bring one in from another dealer to get the exact option and color option you want. I did that and was happy overall with my experience and got a solid deal. Or, you can also call that dealer directly, tell them you are considering buying locally, so what kind of price would you do if you were willing to travel there.
I almost bought a 2017 in Aberdeen WA . It had all the options I wanted and the price was good but the Internet guy was not willing to email an officiial copy of a dealer invoice sheet for the customer of the price he was qouting.
This usually happens when a dealer tacks on stuff they are going to bump into your price, thereby raising actuall price. Dealers have all sorts of tricks to fool people.
For example ya the guy in San Diego did get a good price except its technically negated by the one year deferred payments and 7% interest. This is one of those gotchas.
Now if he was able to refinance and get out of that and get a lower rate he is good. Though quite often with those kind of arrangements the have a penalty clause which is another gotcha.
Out of all this I wound up saying screw it. i ordered a 2018 Orange Spice with Smoke Storm Recaro's amd Black wheels for $22,100.
Sure I am paying a grand or two more but I am not having to try and find a Orange Spice with Smoke Storm Recaros of which I could only find 2-3 on the entire west coast 2017’s(two of which had sunroofs which I do not want) and no 2018’s.
I feel Orange Spice is the best color going in 2017-2018. The oher colors are not bad but pretty common place.
So ya your gonna find the best deals on Blacks,Magnetics,Whites because dealers ordered more of them. Though I have looked at the numbers and the cars are starting to disappear.
Which is another reason ordering my 2018 is kinda cool. Its the last of the last. I would not be surprised if its production alllocation run is one of the last runs. They do not run ST’s on the assembly line all the time. They do runs when they have allocated enough orders and parts to do the run. Remember our engines are brougt over from Ford of England. They are not built here like reguale Fiesta’s.